Ch. 1. The creation of Meiji Shrine 1912-1920 -- ch. 2. A mnemonic space : the construction of the Memorial Art Gallery 1912-1936 -- ch. 3. Shrine approaches : to the 1923 earthquake and beyond -- ch. 4. Imagined discipline : the 1940 Meiji Shrine sports meet -- ch. 5. The re-creation of Meiji Shrine 1945-1958
Summary
Sacred Space in the Modern City offers new and original perspectives on a number of controversial issues and important questions concerning Japanese pre- and post-war ideology and identity. The author uses Meiji shrine as a lens with which to investigate the nature of the society that created, experienced and reproduced this site
